VICTORIA. MELDIIURNE, February 9. Sir Charles Sladen, IM.L.C, addressed a crowded meeting at R'arrnambool yester- night, and defended tho Legislative Council's rejection of the Forts!and Armaments, the Railway, and the Appropriation Bills. He instanced a recent caselin which the House of Commons put in a groat in a separate hill, to enable tile House of llrds to discuss it. That was thc proper apirit, ic said, in which legis- lation should he candi :ted. Sir Charles was loudly applauded. There were also demonstrations at St. Arnaud yesternight, t id resolutions in favour of thc Opposition wen carried without dissent.

COM^EIIC'ÍAL. Oun Sydney files an to tho 1st instant. Tiie Haahl reports ; There was rc mo erste inquiry for brcad stufis during the da ? and prices remain very firm at present. From Messrs. Morgan, Connor, and Glydes' Adelaide grain circular of the 26th, we learn t at the South Australian markets were wea -er, though freights to England bad fallei to 42s. Od. Cúmplete returns for last yea- show how erroneous the crop jitatistics of t lat colony were. They induced the belief t at oidy about CO, OOO tons would be available for export, whereas thc . ajjtual shipments v, xe 92.5G9 tons, of which jfew South Wah i received 32,110 tons, against 50,095 tons J 187C. Thc shipment of sugar pine, ex 7A landia, realised 23s. Cd. Fish ts in more req est, A line of Mb fresh herrings was quitt d at Cs. 3d. Tiicrc is a fair trade demand I ir leading brands of whisky at full rates. Net brew ale in bulk is also j inquired for. The wool sales held this afternoon by Messrs. Maiden, i Ul, and Clark, mid...

ATIME-HONORED PREPARA TI ON. A medicinal beverage, whose popu- larity lift« for wore thaw twenty-five yearn past been constantly on the increase, may lw justly termed a ti mo-honored preparation. Such an article is UI>OL1*HO WOLV'K'K SCHIKDAM AROMATIC SCHNAPPS. An ogreeablo ntmody for debility, indigestion, UiUoutmctM, nausea, trick-headache, Rout, rheumatism, gravel, un nary JU ul uterine weakness, and a pleasant soJnce for the lured and infirm. RAPID PR1 POSITION. Ol Reduced Price nf tin ia only n tw months si hut thc Machine is already more Home mniith'y ilia» are HO] Machine. Xiii H rapii nenin and again ; but plenty nmre to arriv¡ warranted ns In ii Manufacturer at a enable» ns to reduce Ten tihUlingrj. \V of the Machino- . local reference at thi tending purchaser, every part of the Coloi ¿RESS-PREMIER r really good, that there tuc mnpaniontt sold in Quccnidand of any other Hand Sewing Buccess exliausted our stock have now a good Hupply and The great consumption has ng a lar...

THE BMTAH NA rr. (Saturday Aerial, December 7.) ' Mn. W. H. SMITH ia i ne of the happy per- sona for whom every a e lias a good word. He has got on wondorfi ty . in the world, and it is a source of satisfi :£ion to the general public that he should lave got on, It is pleasant to the admire] i of English institu- tions that a news-agent should have risen to bc First Lord of the Adi iralty. It is pleasant to Conservatives that t cir man, who ousted Mr. Mill, should have urned ont so much cleverer than was thor ¡ht probable. It is pleasant to Liberals to ind another member added to tho Cabinet wli Is quite as Liberal as any sensible and modi ate follower of Lord Hartington. One of th Jchief reasons of the popularity which the J raistry still enjoys, and of the confidence i still commands, -is that it numbers in its Us so many men of thc Liberal type, aud of the pedal type to which Mr. Smith belongs. Sh- Stafford Northcote, Mr. Cross, and Mr. Smit , are all men who, without conspicuous ...

ROCKHAMPTON. MONDAY, FEI&amp;UAIIY ll, 1878. THE people of Q leensland have been accustomed to coi gratúlate themselves upon the steady pr grcss made by their educational institu ons ; and they are certainly entitled to great credit for pro- viding free primary instruction for every child within thc b irders of the colony. For many years pas steady improvement has been percept ble in the develop- ment of our itate system, and in its applicabel f lo thc wants of the various parts i f our huge territory. While recognising this fact, however, it would be a t listakc were we to suppose that our e&amp;lt; ucational institutions are matured, and tl at there is no further need for amendmei t. On the contrary, we must endeavour to realise the fact that as yet only the >road outlines have been laid, and that it is by experience alone we must be gi ided in making the organisation harrnot ious in all its dif- ferent parts. We are led to ma :e these observations from noticing the cir...

COLONIAL ^LECHAUS. QUEENSLAND, [mou ouït OWN CflimiîSrOKDEST.S.] BiâsDANE, February 0. THE Oownimeni Garnett notifies the appoint ment of a Royal Corni lission to inquire into the best ami most com mient route by which to extend thc Southern, md Western Railway to navigable water. Tl s members are Messrs. J. Douglas, J. C. Foot* W. Miles, S. Fraser, P. Beattie, and the Mi yor of Brisbane for the time being. Mr. Nisbet's report on thc Rockhampton Waterworks has been f rwarded to thc Mayor by to-day's steamer. An Order in Counci published in to-day's Gazelle says :-Attenti n having been drawn to thc alleged practice of giving "trade" in recruiting South Sea Tsl udora, which it appears to thc Govcmor-in-Cc incil may degenerate into thc sale or barter ii recruits, thc atten- tion of Government Agonts, Masters of recruiting vessels, and Recruiting Agents, is called to this matter, a d they arc required to exercise caution. It is furthered ordered that in any case shou d it appear that tr...

HO W PORT WWE IS MADE. QUINTA AMLRELLA, October 5. THE Quinto do Seixo fc one of the nioBt important on the Upper Douro. Tho quinta which is Mesara. Cocí burn, Smithes, and Co.'a headquarters for lie vintage occupies the spurs and slopes of i mountain, one side of which bounds the Dou o and the oilier thc Kio Tort» valley. Rcatt red over the heights above are the white cotti ¡es of the village of Valenka, fte vineyards f which produce a considerable quantity of f rat-class wine. The buildings of the Quinta Jo Soixo, which is entered through an iurf ming gateway, are very extensive. The casi is both commodious and well arranged, and has a certain air of pretension about it, wliil the lagares and thc adoga are on a scale J oportiouato to the extent of the surrouni ing vineyard. On the left bank of thc Kio Torto are thc capacious lodges, in whic the wine vintaged here and in the sum Hiding district is stored until it is ready or shipment at thc adjacent so-called port of Jatciras. The ...

CHURCH moka AT H ATOM A M. I « (Daily Tflegrtpli, Decrmlicr 4. J ONCE inore tue feelin s of quiet uni peaceable God-fearing people li re boen (shocked by tho spectacle of a free iîgl t in a Ritualistic church. Ignoring the fact tba tho breakdown of tho proceedings in the Hi tcham case was simply and entirely due to a legal quibble, and that the Hatcham practi es have been solemnly condemned by the la t and by the opinion of the Protestant publ c, the Reverend Mr. Tooth is athiacontun acious and insubordinate work again, On Sunday he re-opened his playhouse with nearly all tlie old "startling effects" and "brilliant invte-cn-ncnio." Ho lias " restored " the greater portion of thc old mummeries. The " triptych " has once moro been placed over " th J high altar," which was draped with curtains in accordance with bygone Hatcham custom. A large cross ap- peared on thc coinujimion-tablc, flanked by unlighted candles, and an oaken cross has 9 been replaced on tho chancel screen. Then there...